What causes the BR-S-02 error?

Standard rated invoices must have seller VAT identifier.

How do I fix BR-S-02?

Please provide the seller VAT identification number. EU tax law requires a seller VAT ID on every invoice that charges standard-rate VAT. Invoice Navigator detects this error and prompts for the required business data before applying a safe fix.

Is BR-S-02 a critical error?

Yes, BR-S-02 is a critical error that will cause invoice rejection. It must be fixed before submission to ensure your invoice is accepted by the recipient's system.

Can BR-S-02 be automatically fixed?

BR-S-02 requires specific business data to resolve. Invoice Navigator detects the error and guides you through providing the needed information, then applies the fix with full audit documentation.

Error codes · EN 16931

BR-S-02Fixable here

Standard rated invoice requires seller VAT number

This is the rejection, word for word: „[BR-S-02] This invoice charges standard-rate VAT but does not include the seller's VAT identification number. When an invoice includes items at a standard VAT rate, the seller must provide their VAT ID, tax registration number, or a tax representative's VAT ID.“

XPath: cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyTaxScheme/cbc:CompanyID — EN16931 rule BR-S-02. At least one line has taxCategory=S. Seller must have BT-31 (VAT ID), BT-32 (tax registration ID), or BT-63 (tax rep VAT ID).

What to have readySeller VAT Number

What we doPlease provide the seller VAT identification number. EU tax law requires a seller VAT ID on every invoice that charges standard-rate VAT.

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If you enter it yourself in your invoicing software

Before

<Invoice>
  <cac:InvoiceLine>INVALID_CODE</cac:InvoiceLine>
</Invoice>

After

<Invoice>
  <cac:InvoiceLine>VALID_CODE</cac:InvoiceLine>
</Invoice>

What the finding looks likeExample

FindingValue missing · BR-S-02

Location/Invoice/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyTaxScheme/cbc:CompanyID

From youSeller VAT Number

ThenPassed

ProofSHA-256 and /verify link after the check

Often appears together with

BR-CO-09VAT number is missing the country code BR-S-01Standard rate must be in VAT breakdown BR-S-08Standard rated VAT amount doesn't add up